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added: 09-01-2007

The Chicago Board of Trade today announced that trading in its Metals complex achieved all-time daily volume records on January 5, 2007. The CBOT’s Metals complex reached a volume of 115,590 contracts. The previous record, 103,697 contracts, was set on November 28, 2006.

Emerging and Developed Markets Post Double-Digit Gains

added: 09-01-2007

The world's emerging and developed markets continued to post positive returns in December and for all of 2006 as oil prices remained low, Standard & Poor's announced today. According to Standard & Poor's global stock market review, The World By Numbers, emerging markets gained 5.44% in December, while developed markets rose 1.97% for the month. Developed market returns (+20.63%) also trailed that of emerging markets (+38.56%) in 2006.

Central and Eastern Europe an Attractive Base for Automotive Component Manufacturing

added: 09-01-2007

The EU enlargement in May 2004 saw a number of former Eastern Bloc states join the European community as full members. Countries such as the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia already had significant automotive industries, and in the intervening decade-and-a-half since the fall of communism, their economies have made significant strides toward the standards of established Western European states.

High Levels of Technology Development Promote Growth of Japanese Robotics Market

added: 09-01-2007

Another important factor benefiting the Japanese robotics market is the strong Government support it enjoys. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is making concerted efforts to ensure that robotics becomes one of Japan’s core industries, allotting about $26.0 million for this purpose in 2003.

Visa Launches Mobile Platform

added: 09-01-2007

Delivering on its global mobile strategy, Visa today launched a mobile platform that lays the foundation for the commercial availability of mobile payments and services to millions of mobile users around the world.

World Energy Technology Outlook to 2050

added: 09-01-2007

The WETO-H2 study has developed a Reference projection of the world energy system and two variant scenarios, a carbon constraint case and a hydrogen case. These scenarios have been used to explore the options for technology and climate policies in the next half-century.

Supplies of Russian Oil to Central Europe Become Less Reliable

added: 08-01-2007

Fitch Ratings says recent disruptions in crude oil supply via the Druzhba pipeline from Russia across Belarus to Poland and Germany indicate that supplies of Russian crude oil to Central Europe have become less reliable.

E-Commerce Hits All-Time High in 2006

added: 08-01-2007

E-commerce revenues for one year over $100 billion? Yup. That's what happened last year, 2006. A barrier has been broken.

European Market for Energy Performance Contracting Services - high potential for growth

added: 08-01-2007

Growing need for energy efficient solutions fuels market expansion in the European market for energy performance contracting services.

London Stock Exchange Leads Global IPO Market

added: 08-01-2007

Companies have raised a record £27.9 billion through IPOs on the London Stock Exchange’s markets during 2006, with IPO fundraising by companies up 71 per cent on 2005. By the end of November, the total money raised by IPOs on the London Stock Exchange had already reached £25.8 billion. This exceeded the £18.4 billion raised during the same period through IPOs on NYSE and the £19.3 billion raised on the Hong Kong Exchange for the same period. In the period to the end of October 2006 (the latest figures available), £6.7 billion was raised through IPOs on Nasdaq.

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